Well, I'm Surprised at No Mention of the Press Conferenzzzzzzzzzzzz...zzzz

[Gawain 0]

13 Questions...pre-selected reporters...no direct economic questions...oh so enchanting??!!

Pre-canned-one-free-hour-of-mush...

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[matthewcline 0]

I had to laugh at the national and local radio morning show comics who had great fun with the fact the Fox didn't want to pre-empt American Idol (and supposedly killed in the ratings buy doing so).

Matt

An Instructors first concern is student safety.
So, start being safe, first!!!

[rushmc 23]

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I had to laugh at the national and local radio morning show comics who had great fun with the fact the Fox didn't want to pre-empt American Idol (and supposedly killed in the ratings buy doing so).

Matt

Fox also skipped one or two of Bushes speaches or PC's.

Nothing new here

The 2001 speach is the one that Bush asked for coverage (as Obama did) but they refused as they did here

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[skybill 22]

Hi Gawain,
How cute, "Pre-canned-one-free-hour-of-mush..." free??? who paid the media bill for the airtime?, the taxpayers that's who!! The acorntalkingheads didn't elect a president, they elected a blow-up porno doll with big ears hooked up to a gagwriter and a teleprompter to spew their oatmeal. I caught a few minutes of the show was not impressed either. Kinda' reminded me of a "Telescreen" from 1984 that couldn't get its Mojo working. On to the next case!! Meanwhile, back at the ranch, "Buy More Ammo!!!"

SCR-2034, SCS-680

III%,
Deli-out

[Amazon 7]

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13 Questions...pre-selected reporters...no direct economic questions...oh so enchanting??!!

Pre-canned-one-free-hour-of-mush...

I know youjust want Jeff Gannon back in the White House to get that special conservative perspective on the news.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gannon

[DanG 1]

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who paid the media bill for the airtime?, the taxpayers that's who!!

I'm sure someone will quickly correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the gov't pays for airtime for news organizations to cover press conferences.

- Dan G

[rehmwa 2]

I saw the last 20 minutes or so. He seemed to do a good job on it.

Especially when the one reporter asked for racial preferences - Obama gave the right answer that the goal is to bring better conditions to "all Americans" and that benefits will benefit those that are most likely to qualify

canned questions or not, it was done very well


whether or not I agree with his preferences about economic and social theory - it's nice to have someone that can speak well (when prepped appropriately).

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[marks2065 0]

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I saw the last 20 minutes or so. He seemed to do a good job on it.

Especially when the one reporter asked for racial preferences - Obama gave the right answer that the goal is to bring better conditions to "all Americans" and that benefits will benefit those that are most likely to qualify

canned questions or not, it was done very well


whether or not I agree with his preferences about economic and social theory - it's nice to have someone that can speak well (when prepped appropriately).

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Obama can read well but i don't think his speaking is very good, it is labored and full of a's. without the telepromter his isn't very good.

[futuredivot 0]

Have you ever flipped through a magazine and spotted an "article" about how wonderful some product or process is only to notice the small print at the bottom reading "advertisement"? Same thing-just a pretty commercial

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[rushmc 23]

Were there not some posts on this thread that talked about this?

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Obama's TV Press Conference Ratings Take a Dive

Friday, May 1, 2009 2:30 PM

By: Dave Eberhart

The telecast to mark President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office pulled in the smallest number of prime-time viewers since his inauguration, according to Nielsen Ratings reported by THR.com.


Audience fascination with Obama’s news conferences is apparently in a downward spiral, with 28.8 million viewers tuning in Wednesday night’s much touted news conference.


That figure represents a 29 percent drop from the president’s previous news conference on March 24, and a 42 percent fall from his first, on Feb. 9, according to the Nielson report.


The numbers from the president’s last three prime-time news events tell the story, with 49.5 million viewers on Feb. 9, 40.4 million viewers on March 24, and 28.8 million viewers on April 29.


Ten networks carried the telecast.


But even with the diminished 28.8 viewers, President Obama managed to outdraw TV’s biggest show, “American Idol,” which attracted a mere 21.8 million sets of eyes and ears, according to Eonline.


Obama’s big show came on at 8 p.m., while “Idol” aired at 9 p.m. According to Eonline, Obama’s most direct challenger Wednesday night was Fox’s “Lie to Me.” That matchup was a tie.


According to Nielsen News' blog, President Bill Clinton's prime time news conference on the economy in 1993 was carried by 4 networks and garnered 64,300,000 viewers on average.


On Oct. 11, 2001, exactly a month after the attacks of Sept. 11, President Bush held a primetime news conference that seven networks carried and drew 64.8 million viewers.


Of course, in 1993 the average U.S. TV home had about 40 channels available, while that number has reached 118 today.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln